CMU women notch second win of season, top Xavier

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - The CMU women’s basketball team improved to 2-4 on the season Saturday as it beat Xavier 88-62 in the Paradise Jam.

The Chippewas shot 49 percent from the floor in the contest on 29-of-59 shooting and hit 18-of-32 three pointers (56 percent).

Niki DiGuilio led the way as she finished with 21 points while Kerby Tamm had a career-best 18 points and added in six assists. Jessica Green also had 15 points and 10 assists while Jordan LaDuke chipped in 10 points.

CMU built an 11-point lead in the opening nine minutes of the game and led 46-32 at the half.